Determinants of 12-step group affiliation and moderators of the affiliation-abstinence relationship

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 111-121

  Timko, Christine ^a   Billow, Rachel ^a   DeBenedetti, Anna ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

12 Step groups; Abstinence; Moderators; Substance use disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; CULTURE; DEMOGRAPHY; EXTRAVERSION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TEMPERANCE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33646913369     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2005.11.005     Document Type: Article

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